Dear Renee,

The look you describe, also called the sad eyed look, hound dog eyes, ectropion, or scleral show, is the most common problem after traditional scalpel blepharoplasty of the lower eyelid. Modern Blepharoplasty usually avoids these problems. During the traditional lower eyelid blepharoplasty when the incision is made on the outside of the lower eyelid [...]

Unfortunately a weakened lower eyelid is a common problem after a traditional “cold scalpel” lower blepharoplasty

Skin can be snipped during a blepharoplasty–but I rarely need to do this. Laser Blepharoplasty, which I do, is through a tiny incision on the inside pink portion of the eyelid–thus no scar–produces beautiful results

experienced in doing eyelid surgery on Asian people. If they are not they may mistakenly create a round or Caucasian looking upper eyelid fold which cannot be reversed.

Eyelid malposition, the sweeping up of the eyelid you have experienced is usually temporary unless a canthoplasty was performed.

It is normal following fat transplantation or pearl grafting to have some noticeable lumps initially

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Dear Lee,
The sad eyed look, also called an ectropion or hound dog eyes, following the eyelid rejuvenation procedure called a blepharoplasty is common after traditional scalpel blepharoplasty an eyelid surgery during which an external incision is made on the outside skin of the eyelid. The turned down lower eyelid not only looks bad but [...]

Dear Jay,
I cannot be certain without examining you but a droopy upper eyelid after blepharoplasty eyelid rejuvenation surgery usually means that a muscle called the levator palpebrae superioris has been injured. This muscle, called the levator, functions to open the upper eyelid, and when injured during a blepharoplasty the eyelid droops, a condition called ptosis.
The [...]

Dear Terry,
From your description of the hollow appearance of your eye following your blepharoplasty I suspect your diagnosis is correct and that too much fat was removed during your blepharoplasty giving you hollow eyes. When too much fat is removed during the blepharoplasty on the lower eyelid, the lower eyelid sinks in and the eye [...]